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I'm a lost little girl in Lima, Peru.



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Downtown

Published: December 5th 2007South America » Peru » Lima » Lima
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December 5th 2007

I´m not usually one for getting up early on a Sunday but this one was an exception. We were going to go to a car show organised by the Club del Automoviles Antiguos del Peru. Gonzalo had spent most of Saturday polishing his Mercedes and I was hoping that I might see a Mini or two. Gonzalo and his brother, Jose, arrived to pick us up and we set off on our way to Plaza Mayor in the centre, stopping on the way to register and check out some of the other cars. Once we arrived at the square everyone parked up and eventually the whole square was filled with cars. The place was filled with people; a mix of men looking knowledgeably under car bonnets, car owners loitering by their cars proudly, families, photographers and ... read more



Peru Peru!

Published: November 23rd 2007South America » Peru » Lima » Lima
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November 23rd 2007

Since arriving in Lima we have been treated like princesses. We were met from the airport by Dalila and Patti from the school who got us straight into a taxi and off to a posh hotel in Miraflores; The Crowne Plaza. On Monday we visited the Britanico HQ in San Isidro and met some of the people who we will be working with over the next year. We went to Larco Mar for lunch with Nancy, Patricia, Dalila and Patti. The food was fantastic! I'm going to love Peruvian food. I tried a traditional Peruvian dish called 'cebiche' which is raw fish soaked in lemon and chillies; it's really fresh and tasty. We also had 'chicha' which is a kind of lemonade made out of purple corn, it sounds odd but it really is good.....mmmmm! We ... read more






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